Welcome to Dorking Nursery School and Children’s Centre!

Consistently rated ʻOutstandingʼ we are the only maintained nursery school in Dorking for children aged 2-5 years and have been at the heart of the Dorking community since 1939. Our Childrenʼs Centre is an invaluable resource for local families from birth onwards. We offer support and advice as well as activities and courses.

We embrace every child's individual needs and our diversity makes us unique. All our children benefit from exceptional, specially trained teachers and supportive experienced early years staff.

Our focus on education and learning creates an environment where every child and family can achieve their potential. We help every child to flourish and blossom giving them the best start in life.

Dorking is fortunate to have of Surrey's four maintained nursery schools in the heart of the town. As a early education provider, it differs from the rest of the sector as it is legally constituted as a school, benefitting from a Headteacher who is a qualified teacher and early years specialist, a governing body, delegated budget and other members of staff who are qualified teachers and early years practitioners.

In September 2018, we entered into a new and exciting partnership with Chertsey Nursery School and Children's Centre, providing leadership and governance support. To find out more about how we work with Chertsey, click here.

Quite simply, we are Dorking.

Donna Harwood-Duffy

Executive Headteacher

Dorking Nursery School and Children's Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, families and carers, and expects all parents, carers, staff and users to share this commitment.

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Nursery School

We provide high quality nursery education and care for 2 - 5 year olds.

Dorking Nursery School was founded in 1939 and has long been at the heart of family life in Dorking. It has always excelled in Early Years education, with consistently good Ofsted reports. Since September 2008 we have provided nursery provision for children from 2 years old. We are especially proud of our most recent Ofsted reports, which rated both the 2-3s and the 3-5s nurseries as outstanding.

Children's Centre

We host a range of services for families in the Dorking area at our Children's Centre sites in West Street and Goodwyns Road.